Psychometrician

Overview / About us

Lumanity is dedicated to improving patient health by accelerating and optimizing access to medical advances.  We partner with life sciences companies around the world to generate evidence to demonstrate the value of their product, translate the science and data into compelling product narratives, and enable commercial decisions that position these products for success in the market. We do this through strategic and complimentary areas of focus: Asset Optimization and Commercialization, Value Access and Outcomes, Medical Strategy and Communications, and Real-World Evidence.

Responsibilities / Position overview

We are is seeking a psychometrician to join our growing psychometrics group that bases analyses on current best practices to bring modern psychometric advancements to pharmaceutical development rather than relying solely on expedient and antiquated methods. This position offers a flexible hybrid schedule allowing for 3 days remote and 2 days out of our Boston, MA.

This is a position of growth. Psychometricians are expected to continue to build methodological skills necessary to generate work products to provide Sponsors with the material needed to facilitate successful interactions with the FDA, work with senior staff to build consulting skills, provide clients with high-level measurement strategies in trials, and consult on endpoint construction and regulatory strategy. Over time, the psychometricians are expected to take on more autonomy over time and build towards managerial roles.

Additional duties and responsibilities include:

• Provide consultation to Sponsors for the construction and psychometric validation of clinical outcome assessments (COAs);
• Manage data for psychometric analysis;
• Conduct meetings with clients to communicate updates on analysis findings and status of timelines.
• Work under the supervision of senior staff to analyze COA data from trials and standalone studies to document the psychometric properties of measures;
• Independently prepare technical documents, such as:
  • Validation analysis plans;
  • Technical reports; and,
  • Dossiers and other regulatory documents.
• Interactions with and management of clients, as well as interactions with federal regulators, under supervision of senior staff;
• Provide internal consultation to qualitative researchers about best practices for item generation;
• Contributing to and maintaining systems of compliance monitoring of standard operating procedures (SOPs);
• Leading and training of research analysts/assistants (RAs) in the creation of data capture environments and databases; and
• Coordinating the work of small teams to facilitate the construction of deliverables for clients.

Qualifications

• The ideal applicant is a recent PhD or doctoral candidate within six months of completing their dissertation defense or an applicant with a Master’s degree and industry experience;
  • Applicants who do not have direct industry experience but that have worked on developing measures in applied academic settings/labs (e.g., health sciences, health psychology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, and industrial organizational psychology) are encouraged to apply
• Candidates are expected to have experience applying psychometric methods (e.g., classical test theory, factor analysis, and/or item response theory) to survey data and familiarity with linear and generalized linear mixed models;
• Additionally, candidates should be versed in measurement theory;
  • Familiar with FDA’s perspectives, COSMIN guidance, and/or NCME scientific recommendations is optimal
• Able to program in R, familiar with the tidyverse series of packages, and capable of designing custom functions;
• Be a team player and have experience working in small teams;
• Capable of working in a fast-paced and regulated environment;
• Comfortable making actionable recommendations based on the results from his/her/their analyses; and,
• It is critical that the candidate is capable of communicating clearly and translating technical materials to non-technical audiences.

Benefits

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on what matters to you – health and well-being, personal finances, professional development, and a healthy work/life balance:

• Competitive salary plus bonus scheme
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Generous amount of paid time off annually 10 paid holidays
• Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid short-term and long-term disability coverage and more

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Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $90,000-$130,000. The salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, skills, prior experience, professional qualifications, and other relevant factors.

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Salary : $90,000 - $130,000